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TZNAME:America/New_York EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20340312T030000 RDATE:20341105T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/New_York EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2a02178e03b54076a1f4afd371e82364 CATEGORIES:Distinguished Lectures CREATED:20190530T133749 SUMMARY:Who Owns Religion? Reflections on the late 20th century Origins of our Discontent (Laurie Patton, President of Middlebury College) LOCATION:Teleconference Room\, Alexander Library DESCRIPTION:\nAbstract:\nIn her current book, Who Owns Religion?, Dr. Patton’s examines the 1990s, a time when the emergence of identity politics and the birth of the internet provided a “perfect storm” for scandalous controversies in th e study of religion. In this lecture, Patton discusses two case studies to outline the origins of what she calls the “eruptive public spaces” in which the works of scholars of religion are still vehemently, and at times viole ntly, objected to by members of the religious communities featured in the w ork. Since readership of works in the study of religion is no longer limite d to members of a scholarly guild, Patton argues fora new form of reflectio n that theorizes the relation of the academy to the public square.\nBio:\nB ecoming the first woman to lead the institution in its 218-year history in 2015, Patton launched Envisioning Middlebury to actively guide the communit y “to have more and better arguments, with greater respect, stronger resili ence, and deeper wisdom” when engaging with the most critical issues facing society today. An expert on South Asian history, culture, and religion, Pa tton is the author or editor of nine books and has translated the classical Sanskrit text The Bhagavad Gita.\nReception starts at 4:00pm.\n X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Abstract:
In her current book, Who Owns Religion?, Dr. Patton’s examines the 1990s, a time when the emerg ence of identity politics and the birth of the internet provided a “perfect storm” for scandalous controversies in the study of religion. In this lect ure, Patton discusses two case studies to outline the origins of what she c alls the “eruptive public spaces” in which the works of scholars of religio n are still vehemently, and at times violently, objected to by members of t he religious communities featured in the work. Since readership of works in the study of religion is no longer limited to members of a scholarly guild , Patton argues fora new form of reflection that theorizes the relation of the academy to the public square.
Bio:
Becomin g the first woman to lead the institution in its 218-year history in 2015, Patton launched Envisioning Middlebury to actively guide the community “to have more and better arguments, with greater respect, stronger resilience, and deeper wisdom” when engaging with the most critical issues facing socie ty today. An expert on South Asian history, culture, and religion, Patton i s the author or editor of nine books and has translated the classical Sansk rit text The Bhagavad Gita.
Reception starts at 4:00pm.
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